From The Global Voices Online, translated by Bob Chen: Mr. Spielberg might have piqued a large group of people, including not only the authority, but many common Chinese as well. …In 163.com people left over 1500 comments...
Read MoreFrom the South China Morning Post, Wang Xiangwei writes: Can the propaganda masters in Beijing get a grip on their horses and stop the kind of silly stunts like the one being conducted in Shanghai? Shanghai’s Xinmin...
Read MoreChina’s men’s national football team lost 3-2 to South Korea in the opening football game of the 2008 East Asian Championship in Chongqing, China. China’s coach, Vladimir Petrovic deflected criticism from the local...
Read MoreOverseas political commentator Liang Jing wrote following essay, thanks to Dr. David Kelly for the translation: China’s 2008 snow storms are still far from approaching an end: tens of millions of farmers in mountain...
Read MoreAlibaba Group, in which Yahoo holds a 39 percent stake, wants a stronger voice in the talks between Microsoft and Yahoo to influence how shares would be transferred to any new owner. From Reuters via eweek.com : Alibaba Group ,...
Read MoreTen years after moving to the United States, Chinese women face breast cancer rates 80 percent higher than those of more recent immigrants, prompting concerns that Western eating habits may be driving rates in Beijing and...
Read MoreFrom AP via New York Post : China attracted $11.2 billion in foreign investment in January, up 109.8 percent from the same month last year, the government said Monday. The Commerce Ministry , which reported the figure in a...
Read MoreA netizen with the nickname Zeng Guangyong posted some photos taken recently on fengniao.com. These photos illustrate how difficult it is for common people in China to buy train tickets back home for Spring Festival. Zeng...
Read MoreMixed messages from China’s state-run media today on the resumption of electricity in the wake of this month’s catastrophic southern snow storms. First is a rah-rah report from China Daily, “Full power...
Read MoreSouthern China, a future skiing destination? The prospect doesn’t seem so outlandish as Yunnan gets slammed by another round of nasty winter weather, from AFP: The latest cold weather has taken a severe toll in mountainous...
Read MoreForget bad human rights PR from the likes of Steven Spielberg. According to Xinhua and the Canadian Press, the biggest challenge to Beijing 2008 Games comes from…Uighur separatists? China believes terrorism is the biggest...
Read MoreApple’s stalled negotiations with China Mobile may have delayed the iPhone’s official debut in China, but perhaps millions have already been sold by smugglers, some for more than $600. From the New York Times: These...
Read MoreA farm in Changpin, north of Beijing, provides vegetables for Olympics. The manger Lin Yuan said, safety is the number one issue. From BBC: At a time when the world is increasing concerned about Chinese products, the last thing...
Read MoreA US plan to shoot down one of its own satellites re-ignites US-China tension over peace in space. From AP: China said Sunday it was concerned about U.S. military plans to shoot down a damaged spy satellite that is hurtling...
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